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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market was higher at noon on materials, while insurers made gains following the smaller than expected impact of Cyclone Yasi. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.7 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 4,806.2, while the ...

AMP closes in on AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Five out of six AXA Asia Pacific independent directors have approved the sale of the firm to AMP - clearing the path to a merged business with a formidable 3,000-plus adviser network and ranked third largest in platform market share. AXA APH said in ...

MLC and HIP partner in insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
MLC Group Insurance has partnered with Health Industry Plan (HIP) to develop group insurance enhancements for the fund's members, including a 20 per cent rise in death cover benefits. The new partnership will see HIP members receive an increase of death ...

Platforms control market, not advisers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
The country's six largest platforms control three-quarters of their market while the six largest planning groups control less than half of their market, suggesting where the power to influence the financial advice industry really lies, research shows. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, although the late fall on Wall Street will exercise a restraining influence on trading on Tuesday. Precious metals were lower, but base metals and oil were more buoyant. ...

AMP hires environment, social governance expert

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
AMP Capital Investors has hired a leading sustainability expert as it looks to implement environmental targets across the business. Adam Kirkman has been appointed to the new senior role of head of environment, social and governance (ESG), joining the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
The Australian market has received strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight. Equities markets around the world were down - apart from Shanghai - although precious metals were higher. At 0707 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
Local markets have received strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with heavy falls on Wall Street, oil falling below $US75, and metals, too generally lower. Only gold futures rose. At 0717 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Review reinforces power of fund scale

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
The importance of fund scale and consolidation were some of the key issues highlighted by the Cooper Review, but some players are skeptical on the need for mega funds. In the report, the review panel pointed out that "lack of scale" was one of the key ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
The Australian share market has received positive leads from the offshore trading session overnight, after Wall Street closed firmer and commodities prices rose. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was up ...